Nine helicopters are working to put out a fire in the Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia Conservation Park in the Clarence Valley near Kaikōura.
The fire burned through nearly 400ha in the Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia Conservation Park Photo: Fire and Emergency
The fire has covered a 400 hectare area and has damaged a Department of Conservation Hut at Goose Flat.
Six people were evacuated from the area last night.
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